After an encouraging campaign in 2016-17, a new-look Everton begin the 2017-18 season with hope of breaking into the Premier League’s top six. Ronald Koeman has been busy adding to his squad, though question marks remain as to whether both Romelu Lukaku and Ross Barkley can be replaced. Stoke, meanwhile, struggled for consistency last term,

COMMENT Former Brazil, Inter and Parma striker Adriano is one of the great enigmas of 21st century football. Powerful, supremely talented and deadly in front of goal, he appeared to have everything necessary to succeed Ronaldo as Brazil’s next world-beating striker at the turn of the millennium. But a sloppy work ethic and endless off-field

Liverpool’s final preparations ahead of the season opener at Watford have been far from ideal for Jurgen Klopp, who has injuries to core players to contend with coupled with the distraction of Barcelona’s pursuit of Philippe Coutinho. However, as his side ready to line up for the first of five games across two fronts in 15 days, the Reds will

The New England Revolution have landed attacker Krisztian Nemeth, sources confirmed to Goal. The 28-year-old Hungarian international, having spent the 2015 season in Major League Soccer with Sporting Kansas City, was required to go through the league’s allocation order after signing. The Revolution traded allocation money to Columbus in order to secure the top spot

Gareth Bale says his sole focus is preparing for the new season at Real Madrid, with a mooted move to Manchester United publicly stalling. Bale has reportedly been earmarked by Madrid as a saleable asset as they look to raise funds to a move on Monaco prodigy Kylian Mbappe, who could cost the European champions

COMMENT A season of disruption culminated in an underwhelming finish to the 2016-17 campaign at Emirates Stadium, even if Arsenal did take the FA Cup home from under the noses of Premier League champions Chelsea. The uncertainty surrounding manager Arsene Wenger’s future caused instability within the squad and the Frenchman has admitted that the “psychological atmosphere was absolutely horrendous” for his players due to the backdrop of fan protests, social media dissent and overall negativity around the club. Sanchez industry-best 18/1 for Golden Boot “I believe that since January we have played in …

Arsene Wenger has ruled Alexis Sanchez out of Arsenal’s Premier League opening game against Leicester City on Friday. The Gunners host the Foxes at the Emirates Stadium for their first game of the season. Sanchez industry-best 18/1 for Golden Boot However, the Frenchman has now confirmed that Alexis will not feature, due to a slight

Dalbert has arrived in Milan for a medical ahead of an expected switch to Inter from Nice. Julien Fournier, the French club’s general manager, insisted at the weekend that the left-back would not be heading to San Siro. Inter 11/1 to win Serie A However, Inter tweeted images of the Brazilian undergoing a medical on Tuesday,

While forwards get most of the glory in Fantasy, the midfield is where you can really make up ground on competing owners. With extra points for goals and clean sheets, the right four or five midfielders and with a high price/low price balance your team can go from good to great. Below are the five

Bayern Munich could have signed Neymar for €24 million in 2010 but refused, claims Croatian agent Predrag Racki. The 25-year-old Brazilian moved from Barcelona to Paris Saint-Germain last week in a world-record €222 million deal, but he could have linked up with the German side seven years ago for a much smaller sum. PSG 2/1 to win Champions League

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